Practice profile

Danny joined Chambers after completing his pupillage with Ms Linda Chan SC, Mr Jin Pao (now Mr Jin Pao SC), Mr Tony Li and Mr Wilson Leung. He is developing a broad civil practice and has been instructed in cases involving areas such as company, insolvency, commercial, public law and injunctive relief. He accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers’ work.

Selected Cases

Company

Re China Animal Healthcare Limited (HCCW 156/2017), appeared on behalf of the petitioner for an application to appoint provisional liquidators, to resist striking out and an application for stay in favour of arbitration (led by Linda Chan SC)

Re China Animal Healthcare Limited (HCCW 156/2017), appeared on behalf of the petitioner for an O.24 r.10 application and to resist the respondent’s application for an interim stay (led by Linda Chan SC)

Commercial and Civil Disputes

Invest Gain v Novel Good Ltd (HCA 939/2013), appeared on behalf of the plaintiff at a trial on breach of warranties in respect of the sale and purchase of shares in a listed company (with Eva Sit)

Hiromi Okada v Tomohiro Okada & Anor (HCMP 2446/2017), appeared on behalf of the defendant for an application to stay proceedings in favour of Tokyo District Court and to discharge interim relief (led by Charles Hollander QC, Abraham Chan SC and with Martin Ho)

DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd v Tian Wen Quan (HCA 3228/2016), appeared on behalf of the plaintiff and successfully obtained leave to appeal on one ground from first instance judge – whether a change of position defence is defeated by illegality in the use of PRC underground banking (sole advocate)

Full Pacific Development Ltd v Shea Ying Fai trading as Damien Shea & Co., Solicitors (HCA 376/2013 and HCA 377/2013), appeared on behalf of defendant solicitors at a trial on professional negligence (led by Victor Dawes SC)

Galsworthy Limited v Liu Cheng Chan & Ors (CAMP13/2017), appeared on behalf of the defendants to resist an urgent renewed application for leave to appeal in respect of the discharge of interim relief (led by Bernard Man SC)

Judicial Review

Kwok Cheuk Kin v Directors of Lands & Ors (HCAL 260/2015), acting for the Interested Party Heung Yee Kuk to oppose the application for judicial review in respect of the Small House Policy (led by David Pannick QC, Jat Sew-Tong SC and Jin Pao SC)

Arbitration

CIETAC Rules - appeared on behalf of the claimant at a 9-day trial in relation to a US$286 million claim arising from a share and purchase agreement (led by Linda Chan SC and with Eva Sit)

Publications

Textbooks

Research Assistant for Professor Louise Gullifer QC, The Law of Personal Property (2nd edition, 2017)